MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or no danger, several dozen are associated with serious medical problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and many other commonly used goods. However, no area of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Frost. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, subjection to a few is associated with worrying health problems, such as cancer.